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USA vs. Australia Basketball Rio Olympics 2016: Anthony carries Americans to win as WSU alums struggle

It was a rough night for WSU’s alums as Australia and the United States faced off in pool play at the 2016 Olympics.

So it turns out not every game in Rio will be a blowout for USA basketball. The Australians led the Americans for most of the first half in their pool play match-up on Wednesday, handing Team USA its first Olympic halftime deficit since 2004. However, the heavy favorites bounced back in the second half, in large part thanks to hot shooting from Carmelo Anthony, en route to a 98-88 win.

Anthony led the United States with 31 points, including nine 3-pointers, to overcome poor shooting from the rest of the American squad.